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.......... OK AT THIS POINT I AM READY TO BELIEVE.  ..........
.......... IT WOULD BE SO EASY TO LET GO AND START  ..........
.......... TO TAKE IN WATER. THE BOAT WOULD BE      ..........
.......... SUBMERGED IN MINUTES, A SMALL LIST AT    ..........
.......... FIRST BUT ONCE ENOUGH SEA HAS POURED     ..........
.........~ IN, IT WOULD BE QUICK. THE BOAT ON ITS   ~.........
........~= WAY TO THE BOTTOM. ROPE AND BINS         =~........
.......~=† FLOATING.                                †=~.......
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.....~=†%§ ANYWAY - I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT THE     §%†=~.....
....~=†%§¶ SPOTS MOVE. THEY'RE INSECTS OR           ¶§%†=~....
...~=†%§¶@ SOMETHING. WHEN I'M NOT LOOKING, THEY    @¶§%†=~...
..~=†%§¶@# SHIFT, THEY CRAWL, THEY GROW AND         #@¶§%†=~..
.~=†%§¶@## SHRINK. THEY CONGREGATE                  ##@¶§%†=~.
..~=†%§¶@#                                          #@¶§%†=~..
...~=†%§¶@ (I'M THINKING, I SHOULD GET A TATTOO     @¶§%†=~...
....~=†%§¶ GUN, DRAW CIRCLES AROUND THEM. TO SHOW   ¶§%†=~....
.....~=†%§ THAT THEY DO INDEED MIGRATE ACROSS THE   §%†=~.....
......~=†% SKIN. (OR, THE CIRCLES WOULD TRAP THEM,  %†=~......
.......~=† LIKE SALT))                              †=~.......
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